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Motor Torque with David Berthon

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB"s very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873.

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Nissan Qashqai Tie-Power SUV - Great economy with a...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/09

Driving Nissan’s small new Qashqai e-Power hybrid SUV today - only availableon the top-spec Ti grade - $4,200 dearer to the conventional petrol-only Ti at arather hefty $56,000 drive-away. Unlike the 1.3-litre turbo petrol models the e-Power hybrid utilises a variable compression 1.5-litre turbo petrol three-cylinderengine and it works differently to a conventional hybrid – the petrol engine doesnot drive the front wheels – it purely powers a generator connected to an invertorand a 2,1kWh

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Nissan Qashqai Tie-Power SUV - A premium hybrid with...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/09

One of the more impressive small SUVs on the market is Nissan’s Qashqai infour petrol grades and with the recent addition of an e-Power hybrid version, onlyavailable on the top spec Qashqai Ti grade, $4,200 more expensive to the petrol Tiat a rather hefty $56,000 drive-away. Disappointingly, Nissan, at this stage, arenot introducing the hybrid technology to the lower more affordable grades.However, the Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power is packed with premium features –leather seats with massage function, a

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Toyota's hybrid sales hit a new high in April

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/09

Hybrid sales took off in April with Toyota hybrids exceeding 10,000 units for thefirst time, or more than 52 per cent of its total sales tally of 20,771 vehicles. TheToyota RAV4 was Australia’s best-selling vehicle in April posting 5,847 salesconsolidating its position as our top-selling medium sized SUV. And reinforcingToyota’s success with hybrids, 94 percent of April RAV4 sales were hybridmodels. Despite the record deliveries from back orders Toyota has alsoacknowledged that customer orders in

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Mercedes Benz continues to lose sales volume to arch...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/09

In the luxury car segment Mercedes-Benz has been the traditional top sellingmarque however it lost this position for the first-time last year - BMW postingannual sales of 26,184 to Mercedes-Benz’s 24,315. BMW has maintained its leadthis year with sales rising 8.5 percent in the first four months while Mercedes-Benz has suffered a 29 percent decline. In the four months BMW made 7135 salesto Mercedes Benz 5,540. Clearly, Mercedes-Benz move to an Agency model fromJanuary 2022 where there is no discount

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Audi 35 TFSI Sedan - A classy small audi that feels...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/03

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Audi 35 TFSI Sedan - Audi's second best seller, a...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/03

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Classic automobile tour to England, France, Italy and...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/05/03

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Ford's losses on electric vehicles expected to grow...

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2024/05/03

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Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – stacked with features but...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/26

Driving Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – available in three 1.6-litre turbo seven-speeddual clutch automatics – I tested the mid-spec Elite front wheel drive at $39,990drive-away and the top grade Ultimate all-wheel-drive at $43,990 drive-away –both stacked with features a panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, 360 degreecamera, power front seats and 18 smart driver assistance systems – all in acomfortable roomy five seat cabin with good luggage capacity, better thanaverage build quality five star safety, a

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Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – best value in the Urban...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/26

Driving the new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro SUV today. Chery’s initial arrival here underan importer was marred by an asbestos recall and poor safety scores and iteventually left our market. However, after an absence of eight years it relaunchedlate last year as a factory backed franchise with the small Chery Omoda 5 SUV.The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, and goodness knows where they got that name from, ismarginally bigger to the Omoda 5. Three models – 1.6-litre turbo seven-speedautomatic - the Urban and Elite, both

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Closure of Holden Museum in Echuca a sad day for fans...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/26

I’m always amazed at the sentiment still shown for Holden despite the GeneralMotors brand ceasing local manufacture in 2017 and leaving altogether in 2020.Its easy to forget the Holden brand in 1958 held 50.3 percent of our total carmarket. So, it was sad news for Holden fans when the Echuca National HoldenMotor Museum closed its doors for the final time on April 15. Burns and Co.Auctions are selling off many desirable models and rare Holden parts andparaphernalia over two days May 18 and 19 – the

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Hybrids the market choice over battery electric...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/26

In the three months to March 31 petrol electric hybrid vehicles (or HEV’s) andbattery electric vehicles (BEV’s) continue to gain sales traction however HEVsremain the more popular choice representing nearly 12 percent of the market. Onthe other hand, sales of pure electric BEV’s in the quarter reached just 8.7percent share. Plug in hybrid vehicles or PHEV’s are clearly not in favour andonly gained 1.17 percent of the market. In the last 12 months we’ve seen anumber of new battery electric BEV’s

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Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV - subdued styling but...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/18

I spoke earlier of the Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – the flagship of the threemodel Grecale range at $206,000 drive-away. Distinguished over the two lowergrades by four drive modes instead of three, height adjustable adaptive airsuspension, an electronic diff lock and larger brakes. What is surprising by thissomewhat conservatively styled SUV is how it can be driven on a light throttle ina very relaxed manner and the next minute offer a simply staggering performance– long legged it cruises

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Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV - flagship Italian class...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/18

Driving Maserati’s top seller, the Grecale SUV, now representing 75 per cent ofthe Italian sports manufacturers sales. In three models from $135,700 drive-away,starting with the GT, the Modena, then the flagship Trofeo, Italian for Trophy,which I’m driving today. The styling a little non-descript, perhaps lacking the flareyou expect from Maserati but it’s all about performance, this really is a real wolfin sheep’s clothing. Powered by a 3.0-litre turbo V6, a detuned version ofMaserati’s MC20

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Mazda addresses firm ride complaints on its CX-60 SUV...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/18

A few months back I complained of the harsh ride quality on Mazda’s new CX-60SUV. I wasn’t on my own with the criticism and after numerous media andcustomer complaints Mazda adopted a production change from last October withsofter rear dampers with owners of vehicles built prior to this date offered theupgrade at no charge through their dealer network. It is understood that somereplacement parts have already arrived, and some customer vehicles havealready received the upgrade with more replacement

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New Honda Accord around the corner with hybrid...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/18

A new Honda Accord is due here in a few weeks – the second longest runningautomotive nameplate in Honda history first arrived here in 1977 however inrecent years sales of the longstanding run-out model have dropped to a trickle.The all-new 11 th generation model will feature a more advanced hybrid powertrainto the outgoing petrol/electric drivetrain. Longer, sleeker and with a widerfootprint the new Accord will feature Honda’s first integration of Google servicesand is expected to be more expensive

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Audi Q3 40 TFSI Quattro Sportback SUV - A little...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/12

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Audi Q3 40 TFSI Quattro Sportback SUV - Best selling...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/12

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Not all car makers are abandoning diesel

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/12

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Economic value study of Australia's historic vehicle...

Motor Torque with David Berthon ·

2024/04/12

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